The once great capital of Egypt now crumbles forward as evocative ruins.

A cave in southern Italy adorned with thousand-year-old Biblical frescoes existed in obscurity until fairly recently.

The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.

Temple complex that once housed the famous statue of Nike.

Over the centuries, this island paradise has done it all, from providing monks with ecclesiastical respite to sheltering an exiled Leon Trotsky.

Once a prosperous mining village, this tiny Taiwanese town is now overrun with cute cats.

Grandpa Rainbow felt the neighborhood needed some color, so he picked up a paintbrush and went to work.

Paiwanese restaurant run by native indigenous Taiwanese singer songwriter, and home to a DIY arts-and-crafts folk garden.

An extraordinary natural landscape of mountains, waterfalls, and rocky cliffs riddled with tunnels.

The world’s largest work of glass art hides in this stunning Taiwanese subway station.

This chilly Canadian hotel has a four-month lifespan due to the unusual material it's made of.

A rustic house where intellectuals and investors tried to put an end to Cold War nuclear armament.

A converted cattle farm is now a hub of art and theater surrounded by nature.

The walls are decorated with whimsical murals painted by the creator of the Madeline franchise.

This odd museum/art gallery embraces the physiological, zoological, and ethnographic side of sex.

The water-powered carriages are long gone, but for over a century this funicular railway has been the fastest route to the highest point in Paris.

Pre-Nazi swastikas adorn the sculpted pachyderms flanking this brewhouse portal.

Estonia's largest creative city is a vibrant bohemian hub located within a former industrial complex.

Alexander Milliner, a favorite of General Washington, is interred at Mt. Hope Cemetery along with 80 other Revolutionary War veterans.

Many historians today consider Sverre as Norway's greatest king of all time. 

Vortex-shaped aquarium hosts Europe's largest school of piranhas and other ocean creatures.

A peculiar family mausoleum built by a German nobleman captivated by the occult.

A well-restored ancient archaeology site gives a real feel for life during the Roman age.

A contemporary fresco movement illustrates the region's rich history.